11/27/2008 07:59:00 PM
11/27/2008 07:26:00 PM
Amazing email from my buddy Eli:

INTERNET/VIDEO SLAG BASED CONFESSION BOOTH STYLE/CRYING, BUT LAUGHING/=FALL OUT BOY>
SOMETHING IN THE WAY/PSYCHIC COUNSELOUR SLAMS CHEAP WINE/ASKS FOR WEBCAM CREDIT CARD MACHINE?
TELEPATHIC SIGNATURES NEEDED FOR ANSWERS FROM BEYOND.

NO FUCKING BOUNDARIES. PUT THAT SHIT ONNNNNONONONNN. TV BASED, CHYEAH, INTERNET BASED, CHYEAH,
WELCOME TO THE 24TH CENTURY BITCHES.

HAPPY
T-GIVING

ELI

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11/26/2008 05:08:00 PM
Keeper of the Palaestra
Keeper of the Palaestra, 2008

I am working on a collaborative installation with Dylan Reece
for an exhibition in Dallas, TX called Vicious Pink. It opens this
Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Central Trak, opening reception
from 6-8pm, and will be on view through January 20, 2009.

From the Central Trak website:
Curated by Mary Benedicto, this exhibition pushes pink from
the subversive to the hyperreal. Artists enlist pink materials
to the hilt while straddling the line between high art and camp.
Vicious Pink
hopes to assert that high art and camp can co-exist.
The show offers thoughtful commentary on the use of pink through
symbolic references, material and design.
Following the exhibition opening, I will be doing a short artist
residency, ending with an artist talk at Central Trak on Thursday,
December 4, 2008 at 7pm. I will be doing another artist talk in
Houston, TX on December 6, 2008 at 2pm as part of FotoFest's
VIEWFINDER exhibition.

C U THERE
11/26/2008 12:35:00 PM
http://www.sonshine-promises.com/images/BlinkBird.gif
11/26/2008 12:07:00 AM


MP3: Ramming Speed - When You Walk in the Room

HAPPY, CARE FREE GIRLS OF THE MID 80'S LISTEN CLOSELY

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11/25/2008 06:42:00 PM


Herbie Hancock - I Thought it was You

GROOVIN 2 THIS SO HARD

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11/25/2008 06:28:00 PM
Portfolio re-design

Portfolio re-design
Check it out: www.benaqua.org

New project added: The Way You Make Me Feel, plus a bunch of new work.
11/24/2008 02:09:00 PM


GOOGLE IMAGES
VIRTUAL REALITY CHECK
11/24/2008 12:59:00 PM
Still Life (1933) by Man Ray

Still Life (1933) by Man Ray
via www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=1667
11/22/2008 12:35:00 PM


In response to Chewy Vuiton, my buddy Jesse told me about
these bags he's making:

PLEASE!!! Bitches to bitches. Send contact info for custom
personalized bags. I will need the following details from
customers ... SEX M or F - M/F, geared orientation M or
F - M/F, Two favorite designers, Drag queen or not... desired
donation. Jessesandvik@gmail.com 607-339-9292
11/22/2008 01:21:00 AM
An afternoon of performance

An afternoon of performance
This Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 in Brooklyn, NY:

"At Five Myles Gallery in Brooklyn, artist Matt Freedman has curated
There's No Place Like Utopia, an exhibition which "celebrates the elusive
and uncanny appeal of the perfect world in our collective imaginations."

www.fivemyles.org/current/

One of the artists in the show, Adam Simon, has outsourced a corner
of the gallery, and over the course of 4 weekends a 4 x 4 foot space will
become a site for other artists to contribute their own content."

I contributed a short recurring remote performance that will be
happening throughout the afternoon, check it out.
11/21/2008 01:50:00 PM
Be absorbed, science fiction

via flickr
11/21/2008 12:35:00 PM
CC Catch - Heaven and Hell (1986)

CC Catch - Heaven and Hell (1986)

WATCH CLOSELY:

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11/20/2008 04:32:00 PM


thx Andy
11/20/2008 12:55:00 PM


Mad props to my buddy Sean from the Seattle-based synth pop
project The Fascination Movement, who are about to release their
debut EP, 0.5. The EP is set for a December 1, 2008 release via Aube
Records and Clone Distribution. Super highly recommended.

Aube sez "If you secretly believe that all of the best dance music has
an undercurrent of melancholy then you are in for a treat."

I'm really excited about this release cuz it shows a wonderful
appreciation of italo, new wave, and synth pop of the late 70s and
mid 80s, but set in a modern aesthetic. While I appreciate the recent
movement of bands emulating the production of this era of italo and
electro (I am completely guilty of this, ha), I love it even more when
artists like the Fascination Movement take those sensibilities to a
new level. It's not about cool beats with cool samples. Tons of
attention to detail here; the melodies are super solid and work fluidly
with the rhythms. The production of the EP is super crisp and punchy,
with ultra warm synths that will melt even the strongest of metals
upon contact.

MP3: The Fascination Movement - Radio

Sean is an amazing producer of sonic and visual treats, including a
recent brilliant remix of Starcluster's "Smoke and Mirrors" (featuring
Marc Almond from Soft Cell), which can be heard of the the FM myspace.
He also designed the FM EP cover above and runs the amazing
music blog The Red Room. He's obviously done his research, now
you do yourz.

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11/19/2008 12:44:00 PM
DOME/DREAM MASTERS

fun/behind the scenes of the Future Prologues group exhibition
at the CRL in Austin TX

November 2008




Third Life group performance (view high def video)
November 6, 2008





future ghost








Dome Master


Inside the dome

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11/19/2008 01:44:00 AM
FEEL







11/16/2008 03:02:00 PM
Images from The Great State of Georgia™ by Jeffrey Alan Heart











11/14/2008 01:38:00 AM
jojoe from THAILAND
found text on the internet


Hi how are you ?
my name is jojoe from THAILAND
I'm stay alone in Bangk I have job with designer for childern wear
men wera and women wear
you stay alone?
I think everyday for have good boyfriend and good new friend
I believe that
11/13/2008 10:33:00 AM
From a spam email, subject "Love and Trust"

Dear friend,
I apologize if the content hereunder are contrary to your moral
ethics,but i had to reach you through this medium.
As you read this, i do not want you to feel sorry for me,because, I
believe everyone will die someday. my name is Mr.Malon Hasif a
merchant in from Sukang, in State of Brunei Darussalam .I have been
diagnosed with esophageal Cancer. It has defied all forms of medical treatment,
and right now I have only about a few months to live,according to
medical experts.

I have not particularly live my life so well, as I never
really cared vfor anyone (not even myself) but my business. though I am
very rich,I was never generous; I was always hostile to people and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for but now
I regret all this a I regret all this as i now know that there is more to life than just
wanting tohave or make all the money in the world. I believe whenGod
gives me a second chance to come to this world i would live my life a
different way from how i have lived it.Now that God has called me, I
have willed and given mostof my property and assets to my immediate and
extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to
be merciful to me and accept my soul so,i have decided to give alms to
charity organizations, as i want this to be one of the last good deeds i do
on earth. i want tobelieve that you will be capable of handling this task for
me. please contact me....

Thank you
Mr.Malon Hasif....

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11/12/2008 04:25:00 PM
http://www.plaxo.com/img/home/people.gif

THE INTERNET CREATED LUV
11/06/2008 05:16:00 PM
I'm DJing an afterparty tomorrow for an Austin Museum of
Digital Art event, detailz below:



From AMODA's website:

AMODA's first Screening Series event will feature Cartune Xprez,
a traveling roadshow of animated videos and multimedia performances.
Assembled by the duo Hooliganship, this 70-minute program of short
videos features the artists Bruce Bickford, Eric Dyer, Shana Moulton,
Takeshi Murata, Paper Rad, and many more. Alongside this cartoon
theater, Hooliganship will be performing their most recent piece
entitled "Realer" in which audiences strap on a pair of 3D glasses to
bear witness to a televised parade gone awry. The program will provide
a rare opportunity to see videos by emerging visionaries as well as
internationally known artists. Collectively, their resume includes
collaborations with Frank Zappa and major exhibitions at the Whitney
Biennial, the MOMA in New York, the Sundance Film Festival, and
many other institutions around the world.



After Party
Scoot Inn (1308 E. 4th St, Austin, TX)
10pm - 2pm
$4 general admission
(Free with ticket from screening)

Ages 21 and up After the screening, a party at the Scoot Inn will
feature music by Hooliganship, DJ Ben Aqua, Human Milk, and
Gayle Gold and video by Everything In Heaven Is T.V. Attend both
events and you will be eligible to win gift certificates from Domy Books,
Vulcan Video, and End of an Ear Records, as well as Cartune Xprez
DVDs. Other sponsors include Scion, OK!Fresh, Action Figure, and
Birds Barbershop.
11/06/2008 11:51:00 AM
Salvador Dali's "The Sacrament of the Last Supper"

Salvador Dali's "The Sacrament of the Last Supper"
via Polyhedra Pastimes
11/06/2008 11:44:00 AM




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11/05/2008 10:11:00 AM
Fox News needs better designer

current Fox News homepage featuring Obama victory image
and some of the most horrendous typography in history

SERIOUSLY GUYS WTF
11/05/2008 01:30:00 AM
1ST BLACK PREZ, SO STOKED, A COUPLE NOTES:

1) THE WORLD WILL SOON BE COVERED IN CHOCOLATE, YESSSS

2)
COULD OBAMA = THE END OF HEAVY METAL??? (AND
THE REBIRTH OF HAPPY HARDCORE)


LETZ CELEBR8 YALL
11/05/2008 01:10:00 AM
http://www.fotofest.org/viewfinder/aqua_home.jpg

I will have some prints in an exhibition opening this Thursday,
November 6 in Houston, TX called VIEWFINDER: New Images
by Texas Artists
.

Featured in the show will be a few new portraits and some images
from my series Business Deals in the New Future.

From the press release:
FotoFest and Houston Center for Photography (HCP) join together
in a first-ever exhibition collaboration to commission and present a
new show of emerging Texas photographic artists. The organizations
have commissioned Arturo Palacios (Director, Art Palace, Austin)
and Risa Puleo (Assistant Curator of American and Contemporary Art,
Blanton Museum of Art, Austin) to co-curate the exhibit, the third the
Talent in Texas series. The exhibit is presented in both spaces – FotoFest
Headquarters Downtown and Houston Center for Photography in the
Museum District.
More info here and here.
11/05/2008 12:46:00 AM
I recently completed a new work entitled Third Life,
currently on view at the CRL in Austin, TX till Nov. 8.

Third Life consists of a giant geometric rendering of
Michelangelo's popular image of the hand of God and Adam
from the Sistine Chapel, separated by a pairing of two optical
illusions, the Penrose Triangle and the Necker cube. The painting
is glowing brightly, lit by black lights from above.

BASICALLY:

God created Man,
Man created The Internet,
The Internet created _______.



Preliminary sketch:

Illusions touched by the hand of God


Behind the scenes (more up on this flickr set):

projection from dome

pencil drawing

taping down the shape

Me n' Adam

God's hand finished




Photos of my performance from the opening reception on
October 18, 2008 at the CRL (courtesy of Deena OH,
Caleb Miller, Kelly Green):

FUTURE PROLOGUES

Future Prologues

Future Prologues

preparation

Hands of Red
11/04/2008 04:33:00 PM
11/04/2008 11:42:00 AM
PALIN/ROVE 2012
PALIN/ROVE 2012
PALIN/ROVE 2012
PALIN/ROVE 2012
PALIN/ROVE 2012
PALIN/ROVE 2012

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11/04/2008 02:10:00 AM
Hay wrapping machine

found video

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11/04/2008 01:51:00 AM


DEKOTORA, JAPANESE "DECORATION TRUCK"

ALSO ON WIKIPEDIA

thx Sean

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